84-330 Race for the Future: US-China Tech Competition

6 units, Carnegie Mellon University

The US and China both aspire to maintain the lead in global technological development. But each has a very different approach to building technologies and incentivizing innovation. This course will focus on key developing technology areas -- AI, cyber, semiconductors, space, and military technologies. It will identify the differences in approach between the two countries, and discuss the ways in which the two countries are reliant on or diverging from each other.

Prerequisites: none listed

Offered: Fall 2026

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